Sintra

Sintra was a must-see fairytale landscape: many castles, palaces and mansions built in a mountain forest, the town seemed like a rich mans playground and something out of Disney land rather a real functioning place. We parked and slept in the campervan right in the centre of town (not advisable) walking distance to the Quinta de Regeliera - a palace built in the 1800s by some eccentric millionaire who was hung up on masonic symbols. The palace gardens featured a series of ‘initiation wells’ dug deep into the ground with spiral staircases and secret passageways connecting in a maze underground. Just for fun.Read more